We popped our first '05 Masciarelli last Wednesday night with spaghetti in our Italian tomato sauce, broiled Italian sausages, and salad. The price is up to $9.99 at Micucci's now, but have seen it for less on wine-searcher.

Still under $10 this is still our desert island wine as it matches so well with so many things.

We popped another '09 tonight with a sauce made of butter, flour, a pinch of salt, freshly ground white pepper, veggie stock and goat milk, flaked smoked wild salmon, and minced fresh basil and sage; serve over linguine. We also had fresh tomatoes, cucumber, and avocado in vinaigrette.